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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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